# Anime Character Maker for macOS

This is the native macOS build path for `AnimeCharacterMaker.app`.

## Build On A Mac

1. Install Python 3.10 or newer.
2. Open Terminal in this folder.
3. Run:

```bash
chmod +x build_macos_app.sh
./build_macos_app.sh
```

The script creates:

- `dist/AnimeCharacterMaker.app`
- `release/AnimeCharacterMaker-mac.zip`
- `site/downloads/AnimeCharacterMaker-mac.zip`

## Run

1. Start ComfyUI on the Mac or point the app backend URL at a reachable ComfyUI machine.
2. Open `dist/AnimeCharacterMaker.app`.
3. If macOS blocks the unsigned app, right-click the app, choose **Open**, then confirm.

The macOS app stores user data in:

```text
~/Library/Application Support/AnimeCharacterMaker
```

## Important

The Mac app is native, but it does not bundle multi-GB diffusion checkpoints or ComfyUI. It uses the same API path as the Windows app, so the backend must provide the same WAI-ANIMA model, VAE, encoder, sampler, and scheduler.
